This is my story about when I was a housekeeper (to keep a roof over our head) at a motel. This motel is infested with bed bugs, & how I was bitten over a period of 6 months. I researched & pleaded with the owner, his wife & his adult sons to do something about this problem. He decided to move us to a different room, this new room had nice tile flooring (no carpet). But because of me being the housekeeper those horrible little monsters (bed bugs) were soon in this new room. After 6 months of being bitten every night & pleading with the owner (almost every day), we got thrown out.
My husband & I found a homeless shelter that had room for us (our adult son was in the Dallas, Tx. area by this time). We then called the local Health Dept., then got a lawyer. I had found a free clinic to go to for the wounds cause by the bed bug bites. The doctor gave me some highly medicated lotion for my arms (wrist to elbow), legs(knees to ankles), & my upper back. The bite marks have since healed, but I am now permanently scarred. I am hoping the sunshine will fade the scars on my arms, if not I'll have to wear long sleeved shirts.